Re: installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 2.

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On 22 August 2010 20:51, Dan Oglesby <danno%serverunderground.com@localhost> 
wrote:
> Just a quick followup, I tried the following sets of floppies:
>
> 1.6.2 - loads both floppies, installation appears to run fine.
> 2.1 - fails to mount second floppy
> 3.1.1 - fails to boot (can't read disklabel)
> 4.0 - fails to boot (can't read disklabel)
> 5.0.2 - begins to boot, then fails (cannot find netbsd: Âerror=79)
> 5.1_RC3 - fails to boot (can't read disklabel)
>
> Fun stuff. ÂI'm finish beating on the floppy installation method, now that 
> the CD-ROM is working for me.

As a final check, would you be willing to look at a -current boot
floppy? - eg 
http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/201008100000Z/sparc/installation/floppy/